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Libanon LIBANON - H.E. Cynthia Chidiac Credentials: 19.11.2025 Born on January 1, 1984 PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2025 Ambassador-Designate of Lebanon to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna 11/2023 - 09/2025 Deputy Head of Mission, Mission of Lebanon to the European Union, Brussels - Belgium 07/2021 - 10/2023 Legal Advisor UN Women, Beirut Office - Lebanon 04/2022 - 11/2023 Senior Research Assistant & Program Lead on Women's Political and Economic Empowerment in Lebanon Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship, American University of Beirut - Lebanon 09/2020 - 06/2021 Deputy Chief of Cabinet Minister’s Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lebanon 12/2019 - 09/2020 Legal Expert Center for Legal Consultations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lebanon 01/2018 - 12/2019 Counsellor (covering Human Rights, Budget & UN Reform) Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations, New York 09/2013 - 12/2017 First Secretary, Political Officer Embassy of Lebanon in Berlin - Germany 04/2012 - 08/2013 Deputy Chief of Mission / Head of Chancery / Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of Lebanon in Pretoria - South Africa 07/2011 - 09/2011 Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of Lebanon in Freetown - Sierra Leone 02/2008 - 03/2012 Desk Officer, Political Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Lebanon 12/2008 - 07/2011 Secretary of the Lebanese-Syrian Border Demarcation Committee Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beirut - Lebanon 02/2008 Joined the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs EDUCATION 2016 - 2017 Master's in European Studies Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Thesis: "Effectiveness of EU Sanctions against Russia" 2005 - 2006 Master’s in International and Comparative Environmental Law Université de Limoges, France, Thesis: "Responsibility of the State under International Environmental Law" 2006 - 2007 Master’s in Public Law Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France 2001 - 2005 Bachelor of General Law and Lebanese Law Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Lebanon 2001 - 2006 Bachelor of French Language and Literature Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon Languages: Mother tongue(s) Arabic, and: fluent in French, English, German SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Abou-Habib, L., Akil, C., & Chidiac, C. (2023). "A flurry of feminist knowledge production in the SWANA region and the emergence of a robust young intersectional movement". Gender & Development, 31(2–3), 479–494. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2023.2268393 Co-author, "Lebanon Rapid Environmental Assessment for Greening Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform 2006", UNDP. http://www.undp.org.lb/communication/archives/REA.cfm Fotos: Karlovits & amp, Lechner/HBF MEHR ANZEIGEN

Botschafter

Libanon

LIBANON - H.E. Cynthia Chidiac

Credentials: 19.11.2025

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Born on January 1, 1984

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2025 Ambassador-Designate of Lebanon to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna

11/2023 - 09/2025 Deputy Head of Mission, Mission of Lebanon to the European Union, Brussels - Belgium

07/2021 - 10/2023 Legal Advisor UN Women, Beirut Office - Lebanon

04/2022 - 11/2023 Senior Research Assistant & Program Lead on Women's Political and Economic
Empowerment in Lebanon Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship, American University of Beirut - Lebanon

09/2020 - 06/2021 Deputy Chief of Cabinet Minister’s Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lebanon

12/2019 - 09/2020 Legal Expert Center for Legal Consultations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lebanon

01/2018 - 12/2019 Counsellor (covering Human Rights, Budget & UN Reform) Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations, New York

09/2013 - 12/2017 First Secretary, Political Officer Embassy of Lebanon in Berlin - Germany

04/2012 - 08/2013 Deputy Chief of Mission / Head of Chancery / Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of Lebanon in Pretoria - South Africa

07/2011 - 09/2011 Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of Lebanon in Freetown - Sierra Leone

02/2008 - 03/2012 Desk Officer, Political Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Lebanon

12/2008 - 07/2011 Secretary of the Lebanese-Syrian Border Demarcation Committee Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beirut - Lebanon

02/2008 Joined the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

EDUCATION

2016 - 2017 Master's in European Studies Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Thesis: "Effectiveness of EU Sanctions against Russia"

2005 - 2006 Master’s in International and Comparative Environmental Law Université de Limoges, France, Thesis: "Responsibility of the State under International Environmental Law"

2006 - 2007 Master’s in Public Law Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

2001 - 2005 Bachelor of General Law and Lebanese Law Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Lebanon

2001 - 2006 Bachelor of French Language and Literature Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon

Languages: Mother tongue(s) Arabic, and: fluent in French, English, German

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Abou-Habib, L., Akil, C., & Chidiac, C. (2023). "A flurry of feminist knowledge production in the SWANA region and the emergence of a robust young intersectional movement". Gender & Development, 31(2–3), 479–494. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2023.2268393

Co-author, "Lebanon Rapid Environmental Assessment for Greening Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform 2006", UNDP. http://www.undp.org.lb/communication/archives/REA.cfm

Fotos: Karlovits & amp, Lechner/HBF

Libanon LIBANON - H.E. Cynthia Chidiac

Credentials: 19.11.2025

Libanon

LIBANON - H.E. Cynthia Chidiac